GRADE 12 ENGLISH VOCABULARY

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VOLUME 2

 

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QUESTIONS 1-6

 

 

1.

   A.      fastidious

 

   B.      obstreperous

 

   C.      parsimonious

 

   D.      impecunious

 

   E.      specious

2.

   A.      luminescent

 

   B.      antecedent

 

   C.      prepubescent

 

   D.      evanescent

 

   E.      nascent

 

 

3.

   A.      timidity

 

   B.      temerity

 

   C.      torpidity

 

   D.      tranquility

 

   E.      tractability

4.

   A.      paradox

 

   B.      heterodox

 

   C.      lummox

 

   D.      flummox

 

   E.      cowpox

 

 

5.

   A.      pedagogic

 

   B.      parabolic

 

   C.      pedantic

 

   D.      phlegmatic

 

   E.      paradigmatic

6.

   A.      factotum

 

   B.      locum

 

   C.      capsicum

 

   D.      dictum

 

   E.      modicum

 

QUESTIONS 7-12

 

 

7.

   A.   malfeasance & mallifluous

 

   B.   mallifluous & malpractice

 

   C.   malpractice & malfeasance

 

   D.   All of the above are correct

 

   E.   None of the above are correct

 

 

8.

   A.   circumvent & circumscribe

 

   B.   circumscribe & circumflex

 

   C.   circumflex & circumvent

 

   D.   All of the above are correct

 

   E.   None of the above are correct

 

 

9.

   A.   abdicate & abjure

 

   B.   abjure & abscure

 

   C.   abscure & abdicate

 

   D.   All of the above are correct

 

   E.   None of the above are correct

 

 

10.

   A.   undubitable & inmutable

 

   B.   inmutable & abherent

 

   C.   abherent & undubitable

 

   D.   All of the above are correct

 

   E.   None of the above are correct

 

 

11.

   A.   abscribe & efface

 

   B.   efface & multifarious

 

   C.   multifarious & abscribe

 

   D.   All of the above are correct

 

   E.   None of the above are correct

 

 

12.

   A.   intradisciplinary & intervenous

 

   B.   intervenous & suprable

 

   C.   suprable & intradisciplinary

 

   D.   All of the above are correct

 

   E.   None of the above are correct

 

QUESTIONS 13-19

 

 

13.

   A.   exterior...constructed

 

   B.   ruse...deliberated

 

   C.   veneer...cultivated

 

   D.   candor...developed

 

 

14.

   A.   dilapidated...ravaged

 

   B.   debilitated...squandered

 

   C.   deliberated...pillaged

 

   D.   delineated...devastated

 

 

15.

   A.   collective...contradict

 

   B.   census...contest

 

   C.   conviction...corroborate

 

   D.   consensus...confute

 

 

16.

   A.   piquancy...antiquated

 

   B.   piquet...antique

 

   C.   pique...vintage

 

   D.   piqué...vignette

 

 

17.

   A.   recuperative...unremitting

 

   B.   recumbent...rescinded

 

   C.   recriminating...risible

 

   D.   recurrent...unrequited

 

 

18.

   A.   symbolic...ingest...forging

 

   B.   symbiotic...consume...foraging

 

   C.   sympathetic...feed...foregoing

 

   D.   symmetrical...assimilate...forbearing

 

 

19.

   A.   heydey...unilateral...allegory

 

   B.   heyday...unanimous...aviary

 

   C.   heydey...unambiguous...augury

 

   D.   heyday...ubiquitous...apiary

 

QUESTIONS 20-24

 

 

20.

   A.      obliteration

 

   B.      obviation

 

   C.      eradication

 

   D.      extirpation

 

   E.      annihilation

21.

   A.      divination

 

   B.      quandary

 

   C.      dilemma

 

   D.      predicament

 

   E.      quagmire

 

 

22.

   A.      venerate

 

   B.      coerce

 

   C.      esteem

 

   D.      hallow

 

   E.      revere

23.

   A.      acme

 

   B.      apex

 

   C.      apogee

 

   D.      effigy

 

   E.      zenith

 

 

24.

   A.      omniscient

 

   B.      halting

 

   C.      diffident

 

   D.      tentative

 

   E.      hesitant

 

 

 

QUESTIONS 25-30

 

 

25.

   A.      diligence

 

   B.      compunction

 

   C.      assimilation

 

   D.      insidiousness

 

   E.      negligence

26.

   A.      discriminatory

 

   B.      discrete

 

   C.      discretionary

 

   D.      discreet

 

   E.      disciplinary

 

 

27.

   A.      believable

 

   B.      obtuse

 

   C.      ingenuous

 

   D.      astute

 

   E.      scrupulous

28.

   A.      facilitate

 

   B.      impede

 

   C.      precipitate

 

   D.      negotiate

 

   E.      imprecate

 

 

29.

   A.      scheduled

 

   B.      stationary

 

   C.      vexatious

 

   D.      peripatetic

 

   E.      errant

30.

   A.      dressing-down

 

   B.      disrobe

 

   C.      downgrade

 

   D.      applaud

 

   E.      uplift

 

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